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Blended fuels containing butyl alcohol acetone and methanol
Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
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Filing: 1981-06-09
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Granted: 1983-08-16
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Expires: 2001-06-09
Abstract
Abstract A blended fuel comprising (a) a gasoline, a gas oil or a fuel oil; (b) a mixture of butanol and acetone, optionally also containing isopropanol and/or ethanol; and (c) methanol; the mixture (b) being producible by fermentation of a hydrolysate obtained by hydrolyzing a cellulosic substrate by means of cellulolytic enzymes prepared by fermentation of a suitable organism such as bacteria of the Clostridium genus or fungi of the Sporotrichum, Polyporus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Myrothecium or Trichoderma genera.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Claude Guibet
- 👤 Jean-Paul Vandecasteele
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:31
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10L; C10L1/00; C10L1/02; C12; C12P; C12P7/00; C12P7/24; C12P7/26; C12P7/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A blended high octane automotive fuel, comprising: (a) 90-96% by weight of a premium hydrocarbon gasoline; (b) 1-10% by weight of a mixture of butanol and acetone, 40-85% by weight of said mixture being butanol and 15-60% by weight being acetone; and (c) 3-10% by weight of methanol wherein the sum of (b) and (c) is at most 100%-(a).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A blended high octane automotive fuel, comprising: (a) 90-96% by weight of a premium hydrocarbon gasoline; (b) 1-10% by weight of a mixture of butanol and acetone, 40-85% by weight of said mixture being butanol and 15-60% by weight being acetone; and (c) 3-10% by weight of methanol wherein the sum of (b) and (c) is at most 100%-(a).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A blended fuel according to claim 1, wherein said mixture (b) further comprises isopropanol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A blended fuel according to claim 1, wherein in said mixture, the amount of butanol is 50-85% by weight; the amount of acetone is 15-25% by weight; and the amount of isopropanol is 5-35% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A blended fuel according to claim 1, wherein said mixture (b) further comprises ethanol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A blended fuel according to claim 4, wherein in said mixture, the amount of butanol is 40-80% by weight; the amount of acetone is 15-45% by weight; and the amount of ethanol is 1-15% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
A blended fuel according to claim 1, wherein said mixture further comprises isopropanol and ethanol, the amount of butanol in said mixture being 45-75% by weight; the amount of acetone being 15-25% by weight; the amount of isopropanol being 10-30% by weight; and the amount of ethanol being 1-10% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
A blended fuel according to claim 1, wherein said mixture (b) is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: (a) preparing cellulolytic enzymes by fermentation of an organism producing said enzymes; (b) subsequently hydrolyzing a cellulosic substrate by contacting the substrate with the cellulolytic enzymes prepared in step (a), and recovering a sugar-containing hydrolysate; and (c) effecting a fermentation of said hydrolysate, and recovering a mixture comprising butanol and acetone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A blended fuel according to claim 7, wherein the organism used in step (a) is a bacterium belonging to the Clostridium genus, or a fungus belonging to the Sporotrichum, Polyporus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Myrothecium, or Trichoderma genera.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A blended fuel according to claim 7, wherein in step (c), an acetonobutylic fermentation of the hydrolysate is effected, in the presence of bacteria of the Clostridium genus selected from the species Clostridium saccharoacetobutylicum, Clostridium acetobutylicum, Clostridium saccharobutyl acetonicum, or Clostridium saccharoperbutylicum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
A blended fuel according to claim 7, wherein in step (c), a butanol/isopropanol fermentation of the hydrolysate is effected, in the presence of bacteria of the Clostridium genus selected from the species Clostridium propylbutylicum, Clostridium Viscifasciens, Clostridium butylicum, Clostridium beijerinckii, or Clostridium toanum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
A blended fuel according to claim 1, wherein said mixture (b) is obtained by a process comprising the steps of: (a) hydrolyzing Jerusalem artichoke juice, and recovering a sugar-containing hydrolysate; and (b) effecting a fermentation of said hydrolysate, and recovering a mixture comprising butanol and acetone.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
An automotive fuel according to claim 1, comprising: (a) about 94% by weight of said premium hydrocarbon gasoline; (b) about 2% by weight of a mixture of 60% by weight butanol and 40% by weight acetone; and (c) about 4% by weight of methanol.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
70 words
An automotive fuel according to claim 1, comprising: (a) about 94% by weight of sid premium hydrocarbon gasoline; (b) about 2% by weight of a mixture of (i) 65% by weight of butanol, 30% by weight of acetone, and 5% by weight of ethanol, or (ii) 60% by weight of butanol, 30% by weight of acetone and 10% by weight of ethanol; and (c) about 4% by weight of methanol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
53 words
A blended fuel, comprising: (a) 75-90% by weight of gas-oil; (b) 25-10% by weight of a mixture of butanol and acetone, 40-85% by weight of said mixture being butanol and 15-60% by weight being acetone; and (c) 3-15% by weight of methanol wherein the sum of (b) and (c) is at most 100%-(a).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
A blended fuel, comprising: (a) 75-90% by weight of gas-oil; (b) 25-10% by weight of a mixture of butanol and acetone, 40-85% by weight of said mixture being butanol and 15-60% by weight being acetone; and (c) 3-15% by weight of methanol wherein the sum of (b) and (c) is at most 100%-(a).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
A blended fuel according to claim 14, comprising: (a) about 76% by weight of gas-oil; (b) about 19% by weight of a mixture of 75% by weight of butanol and 25% by weight of acetone; and (c) about 5% by weight of methanol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
A blended fuel according to claim 14, wherein said mixture (b) further comprises isopropanol.
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